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...seeking to restrict the sale of its steel to "open shop" builders, but it must be acknowledged that the offence of these manufacturers is mild compared with that of labor union officials who manage to unionize establishments merely in order that they may make great fortunes in bribes wrung from contractors and others interested, as a condition of being allowed to do business...
...dived into the water for the sake of an ideal," he said, with startling disregard for the rules of grammar, as he wrung the moisture out of his clothes, "and as a protest against the use of force to promote school spirit...
...today we learn that Rumania has bowed before the Kaiser, that Dobrudja has been ceded to the Central Powers, and that German and Turkish troops press on along the Black Sea to the very borders of Persia. Rumania a vassal of Austria, Bulgaria a willing tool, and vast territories wrung from Russia complete a brief but overwhelming accomplishment. The German tide, which we believed to be receding, has reached its highest flood. The Allies futilely hammer on the Western Front and their enemies reap whole nations in a seemingly irresistible advance. The world, as seen from our shores, presents...
...real team. So far this season none of our opponents has been anywhere near our equal in skill or staying power; and until we do meet such teams, we cannot begin to feel confidence. There was something hopeful, however, in the revenge, cruel as it was, which the players wrung from Holy Cross after her touchdown. It was the fighting spirit that wins lost games...
After much solicitation the CRIMSON has consented to win its annual victory at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon on Soldiers Field over the collection of joke exhumers, known as the Lampoon baseball team. This concession has been wrung from the CRIMSON by the urgent appeals of disappointed subscribers to the Lampoon, who as a compensation for their wasted dollars will be admitted free to the game...